Sura 42 Ash-Shura (The Consultation), ayah 40
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وَجَزَاءُ سَيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةٌ مِثْلُهَا ۖ فَمَنْ عَفَا وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ
Translation by words
- وَجَزَٰٓؤُا۟
- (The) recompense
- سَيِّئَةٍ
- (of) an evil
- سَيِّئَةٌ
- (is) an evil
- مِّثْلُهَا
- like it.
- فَمَنْ
- But whoever
- عَفَا
- pardons
- وَأَصْلَحَ
- and makes reconciliation,
- فَأَجْرُهُۥ
- then his reward
- عَلَى
- (is) on
- ٱللَّهِ
- Allah.
- إِنَّهُۥ
- Indeed, He
- لَا
- (does) not
- يُحِبُّ
- like
- ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
- the wrongdoers.
And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is (due) from Allah. Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers.
42:40
Translation: Saheeh International